05-06-2004, 07:35 AM
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Originally posted by RawAlex
Okay, here goes:
Quitting is easy. Staying quit is harder.
If you don't want to drink, don't drink. That is the easy part. If you want to stop, you just stop. Unless you are specifically physically addicted, you can stop any time.
Harder is to stop drinking with friends, in social situations, etc. Learning how to say no, how to accept the weird looks when you turn down a drink in favor of a soda or water, etc... those are the hard bits. Removing from your life the places, situations, and circumstances most likely to make you drink is hard and that is where will power is required.
Example: Every Saturday night, you go out with friends to clubs / bars / partying / whatever. You have done this for a couple of years. It means drinks, "who is buying the next round" and all that stuff. People keep buying shots, etc. There is tremendous pressure to KEEP DRINKING.
Finding within yourself the strength to say "I just want a bottle of water, thanks" and to stick with it is harder than just stopping.
If you really want to, you can... 3.5 years now without a drop.
Alex
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very well said  |
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